A meta-analytic review of religious or spiritual involvement and social health among cancer patients.

ABSTRACT: Religion and spirituality (R/S) play an important role in the daily lives of many cancer patients. There has been great interest in determining whether R/S factors are related to clinically relevant health outcomes. In this meta-analytic review, the authors examined associations between dimensions of R/S and social health (eg, social roles and relationships). A systematic search of the PubMed, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature databases was conducted, and data were extracted by 4 pairs of investigators. Bivariate associations between specific R/S dimensions and social health outcomes were examined in a meta-analysis using a generalized estimating equation approach. In total, 78 independent samples encompassing 14,277 patients were incl

SUBMITTER: Sherman AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4618183 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature